Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys (50th Anniversary) (180g Vinyl LP)

Landmark Final Album Celebrated with 50th Anniversary All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Reissue Mastered from the Original Analog Stereo Tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound with longtime Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer and Pressed by Quality Record Pressings

Packaged with 8-Page Booklet featuring Essay by John McDermott Plus 24″ x 36″ Replica of Capitol Records’ Original Promotional Band of Gypsys Poster

Jimi Hendrix’s immortal 1970 live album, Band of Gypsys, is one of his most influential releases, with the charismatic guitar icon testing the bounds of his creative approach to produce some of the most ambitious music of his career. Capitol/UMe honors this landmark record, almost exactly 50 years from its original release, with a special 50th anniversary vinyl edition of Band of Gypsys that recaptures the album’s boundary-breaking spirit. This new, all analog edition of Band of Gypsys has been mastered from the original analog stereo tapes and will be pressed on 180g audiophile vinyl by Quality Record Pressings. The Band of Gypsys 50th anniversary LP comes packaged with an eight-page booklet filled with rare images from the concerts and an essay by John McDermott. This special edition will also feature a 24″ x 36″ replica of Capitol Records’ original promotional Band of Gypsys poster.

“This is more than the commemoration of an anniversary,” said Janie Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix, “that, of course, is something momentous, but it is also the celebration of a cathartic event in Jimi’s life…a sort of changing of the guards. He demonstrated that there was no limit to his musical landscape. It was broad and beautiful, and like the leader of a true band of gypsies, Jimi could go anywhere on the spectrum of genres and be at home there musically! This is our way of celebrating that part of Jimi’s journey.”

Originally released in America on March 25, 1970, Band of Gypsys peaked at No. 5 during a 61-week run on the Billboard album chart. At the time of his death in September 1970, it was Hendrix’s bestselling U.S. album since Are You Experienced. The last album that Hendrix released during his lifetime, Band of Gypsys offers a tantalizing glimpse at what might have been.

Features:
• 50th Anniversary 180g vinyl LP reissue
• All analog edition mastered from the original analog stereo tapes by Sterling Sound engineer George Marino together with longtime Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer
• Pressed by Quality Record Pressings
• 8-page booklet filled with rare images from the concerts and an essay by John McDermott
• 24″ x 36″ replica of Capitol Records’ original promotional Band of Gypsys poster